On This Day February 29
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1908 – Peabody-winning actress-comedian Imogene Coca (“Your Show of Shows,” “Vacation”) (d. 2001)
1923 – First American in space, astronaut Alan Shepard (d. 1998)
1942 – Actress Linda Evans (“The Big Valley,” “Dynasty”)
1953 – Comedic actor and “SNL” alum Kevin Nealon (“The Wedding Singer,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Blended”)
1974 – Actress Chloë Sevigny (“A Map of the World,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Big Love”)
1956 – Fats Domino appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and plays his smash, “Blueberry Hill.”
1963 – “I’m Leaving It Up to You” by Dale & Grace is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1971 – Memphis blues singer and musician Herman ‘Junior’ Parker dies at the age of 39 during surgery for a brain tumor. Among his hits were “Feelin’ Good,” “Driving Wheel,” “Next Time You See Me,” “In the Dark” and “Sweet Home Chicago.”
1995 – “Fantasy.” by Mariah Carey, enters its eighth and final week on top of the pop chart.
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1934 – Astronomer-author Carl Sagan (“Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”) (d. 1996)
1935 – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson
1970 – Grammy-winning blues singer-songwriter Susan Tedeschi of Tedeschi Trucks Band
1972 – Actor Eric Dane, best known for playing Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”
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1925 – NBC “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson (d. 2005)
1940 – Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (d. 2022)
1956 – Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam
1959 – The Grammy-winning master of the musical parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic
1962 – Former NFL and Canadian Football League star quarterback Doug Flutie
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1966 – The Beatles have the No. 1 single with “Paperback Writer.”
1969 – The Hollies record “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” with Elton John playing piano.
1984 – Prince releases the “Purple Rain” soundtrack five weeks before the movie opens.
1994 – All-4-One is in the middle of an 11-week domination of the singles chart with “I Swear.”
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